Publications

It was a busy year for the courts when it came to employee benefits. We saw litigation impacting a variety of issues, from administrative agency powers and plan forfeitures, to the enforceability of arbitration provisions in plan documents. As the end of year draws near and plan sponsors work to […]

Recent demand and tax incentives in the electric vehicle industry have driven commercial interest in building charging stations nationwide.[1]  Such a station charges electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles for a fee. This has prompted legal questions about state regulation of the electricity for those charging stations.  The Nebraska Legislature […]

In what may be the “new normal” in the post-Chevron regulatory environment, a lawsuit has been filed against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) to set aside the CFPB’s interpretive rule governing “buy now, pay later” (“BNPL”) products. The BNPL rule, which was issued by the CFPB on May […]

Google recently announced important updates for three of its advertising programs (AdSense, AdMob, and Ad Manager) to address compliance with state data privacy legislation in Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, each of which come into effect in January 2025. Beginning on November 15, 2024, restricted data processing […]

On September 28, 2024, Governor Newsome signed a number of bills concerning artificial intelligence (AI) into law.  Among those laws were two particularly affect the right to privacy as it applies to AI. AB 1008[1] (Personal Information and AI Systems – effective January 1, 2025) This bill amended the California Consumer […]